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Senior Management Team
The Round Table
Where big decisions are made, together.
Chief Executive Officer
Catherine Gitonga
Catherine is an enterprise and business development expert with over 18 years of experience strengthening MSMEs across Eastern Africa, and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Smart Regional Consultants since 2012.
She specialises in business development services, investor readiness, market and financial linkages, market assessments and enterprise ecosystem analysis, with deep operating experience in arid and semi-arid and refugee-hosting counties including Turkana (Kakuma and Kalobeyei), Marsabit, Wajir, Isiolo, Samburu and Garissa.
She has led multi-donor assignments for USAID, the World Bank, FCDO, FAO, GIZ, IFC, Palladium, the IKEA Foundation, the Mastercard Foundation, ANDE, CARE and KCB Foundation. Current engagements include the FAO CASHA programme reaching 46,000 youth and women across 15 ASAL counties and the CARE SheConnects Digital Inclusion Accelerator targeting 20,000 women in trade in Isiolo and Marsabit.
Executive MBA, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology; Bachelor of Education (Science), Egerton University. Member of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) and the Association of Startup and SME Enablers of Kenya (ASSEK).
Moses Odipo
Head of Strategy and Consulting
Kennedy Njue
Finance & Administration Manager
Florence Ndwiga
Data Quality Assurance Manager
Bonano Badia
Senior Programs Manager
Bonano Badia
Senior Programs Manager
Bonano is a development finance specialist with two decades of experience in project finance, investment analysis, corporate finance and rural and MSME credit structuring. He joined Smart Regional Consultants in May 2024 to lead programme strategy, business development and cooperatives development.
Emmaculate Mulinge
People and Culture Manager
The Hive · People & CultureFinance & Operations
The Vault
Every shilling accounted for.
Kennedy Njue
Finance & Administration Manager
Caroline Nyagah
Finance Business Partner
Cynthia Wanja Theuri
Finance Officer
John Kangata Ndinguri
Finance and Accounting Associate
Judy Waruguru
Procurement Officer
Mary Wanjiku
Operations and Procurement Officer
Mary Wanjiku
Operations and Procurement Officer
I am an Operations and Procurement Officer responsible for procurement, asset management, and logistical coordination. My role involves supplier sourcing and negotiation, procurement documentation, and purchasing of organizational assets and office supplies.
Data Quality, M&E
The Dashboard
Turning field data into evidence.
Florence Ndwiga
Data Quality Assurance Manager
Jane Malo
Data Quality Assurance Officer/ICT
Micah Kiangi
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Strategy & Consulting
The Think Tank
The strategy behind every programme.
Moses Odipo
Head of Strategy and Consulting
Keisla Adhiambo Otieno
Strategy and Consulting Associate – Communications
Risper Wanja
Strategy & Consulting Associate
David Njoroge
Strategy and Consulting Officer
David Njoroge
Strategy and Consulting Officer
David Njoroge is a Strategy and Consulting Officer at Smart Regional Consultants (SRC), supporting SME development, market access, investor readiness, and business growth. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Business Administration (Management) from USIU-A and a Diploma in Customs Administration from KESRA.
Malone Bruno Oriedi
Strategy and Consulting Officer
Malone Bruno Oriedi
Strategy and Consulting Officer
Malone Bruno is a creative and digital content professional specializing in graphic design, visual communication, and multimedia production. At Smart Regional Consultants (SRC), within the Strategy & Consulting Department, he creates professional posters, digital graphics, and video reels that support the organization’s communication and outreach.
Eddy Innocent Ochieng
Programs Officer
Programmes
The Brainstorm Studio
Our people on the ground across 13 counties.
Bonano Badia
Senior Programs Manager
Leads the teamBonano Badia
Senior Programs Manager
Bonano is a development finance specialist with two decades of experience in project finance, investment analysis, corporate finance and rural and MSME credit structuring. He joined Smart Regional Consultants in May 2024 to lead programme strategy, business development and cooperatives development.
Abdifatah Yussuf Konyow
County Program Manager
GarissaAbdifatah Yussuf Konyow
County Program Manager
Abdifatah works as the County Program Manager in Garissa County, where he coordinates programme implementation, stakeholder engagement, community mobilisation, and economic empowerment initiatives. He supports projects focused on cooperative development, entrepreneurship, livelihoods, financial inclusion, and sustainable economic growth for communities in Garissa County.
Ali Alio Mohamed
County Program Manager
Kitui
Barile Korme
County Program Manager
MarsabitBarile Korme
County Program Manager
Barile is a County Program Manager at Smart Regional Consultants (SRC), where he leads and coordinates programme implementation in Marsabit County.
Daniel Naro Ngichwae
County Program Manager
LaikipiaDaniel Naro Ngichwae
County Program Manager
Daniel works as a county programs manager at Smart Regional Consultants (SRC), supporting the implementation and coordination of programs activities in Laikipia County. He is responsible for participants mobilisation, training, data management, stakeholders engagement and supporting markets and financial linkages.
Diana Ajore
County Program Officer
Isiolo
Enock Toroitich Kochulem
County Program Manager
West Pokot
Esther Wahome
County Program Officer
IsioloEsther Wahome
County Program Officer
Esther Wahome is a County Program Officer at Smart Regional Consultants (SRC), based in Isiolo County, where she supports the implementation and coordination of program activities. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree specializing in Human Resource Management from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa.
Gerald Mahali
County Program Manager
Isiolo
Hannah Choke
County Program Officer
Marsabit
Jaffer Ayub
County Program Manager
Tana RiverKennedy Oduor Omondi
County Program Manager
KajiadoKennedy Oduor Omondi
County Program Manager
Kennedy serves as County Programmes Manager at Smart Regional Consultants (SRC), providing technical leadership for county-level CASHA interventions. He coordinates programme activities, oversees participant targeting and onboarding, and supports quality training and coaching.
Lenairerei Ndeca
County Program Manager
Taita Taveta
Lomosingo Kokiro
County Program Manager
Baringo
Meshack Nyerere
County Program Manager
MakueniMeshack Nyerere
County Program Manager
Meshack is a seasoned business development expert, with extensive experience in MSME support, livelihoods, youth empowerment, and business coaching. He is passionate about strengthening entrepreneurship, market access, financial inclusion, and sustainable livelihood opportunities for young people and communities he works with.
Mulki Abdi Hassan
County Program Manager
Mandera
Rahma Adan Jillo
County Program Officer
MarsabitRahma Adan Jillo
County Program Officer
Rahma works as a County Program Officer at Smart Regional Consultants (SRC), where she supports programme implementation, community engagement, SME development, and collaboration with county government and other stakeholders. She contributes to initiatives that strengthen livelihoods, promote entrepreneurship, and support inclusive economic development.
Starnsilaus Auren
County Program Manager
TurkanaStarnsilaus Auren
County Program Manager
Starnsilaus is the County Program Manager Turkana County, where he leads county-level delivery of programmes. He coordinates field teams and stakeholder partnerships, oversees implementation and monitoring, and supports enterprise development, cooperative strengthening and access to markets and finance.